11/26/2004
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Of course, it is the maggoty hankering for easy money that truly drives Bushist militarism, not any kind of ideological or religious vision.
Image
Collectors from across Russia gathered to admire stamps last week at an exhibition organized by the Russian Union of Philatelists.
That Way Madness Lies
Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki sets his stylized ""King Lear"" in a mental hospital, a clear indication that none of us in modern times is well.
Femme Fatale
After decades of censorship, ""Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District"" returns to the Bolshoi as, the theater hopes, Shostakovich meant it to be.
Against the Grain
While nonconformist artists were banding into collectives, Valery Yurlov stubbornly insisted on working on his own.
Salon
If it's 'intellectual' and 'nonfiction,' then according to current literary trends, it's got to be good. But just what those words mean is up to debate.
Ballet Master
Timed to the centennial of his birth, two new books profile George Balanchine -- the artist, the celebrity and the man.
Permanent Traces
How much do artists take from creators of the past? A series of concerts and a Picasso exhibition explore the question in different ways.
The Right Readers
When it's advertisers' dollars that make or break the bank, even old standards like Ogonyok have to spiff up their image.
Wanted
Olya preaches a message of patriotism and world proletariat theory, mixed with a good dose of poetry, Pythagoras, and predictions of happiness.
Get Up, Stand-Up
How do you import stand-up comedy to a country still wary of four-letter words? One local festival takes a stab at making Russians laugh.
Russia in Action
Makers of an English-language flick set in Moscow have been arguing that conceptions of Russia's capital need to change. Too bad they don't stick to their side of the bargain.
Global Eye
Of course, it is the maggoty hankering for easy money that truly drives Bushist militarism, not any kind of ideological or religious vision.
- Image
- That Way Madness Lies
- Femme Fatale
- Against the Grain
- Salon
- Ballet Master
- Permanent Traces
- The Right Readers
- Wanted
- Get Up, Stand-Up
- Russia in Action
- Press Review
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